Beijing 2008 Olympic football competitions: Drawing of lots completed

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Relive drawing of lots for men's football

Relive drawing of lots for women's football

(BEIJING, March 22) -- The results of the drawing of lots for the Beijing 2008 Olympic football competitions were released on Sunday.

The drawing for the women's competition assigned China, Sweden, Argentina and Canada to Group E; the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Nigeria, Germany and Brazil to Group F; and Norway, the United States, Japan and New Zealand to Group G.

In the men's competition, Cote D'Ivoire, Argentina, Australia and Serbia will compete in Group A; the Netherlands, Nigeria, Japan and the United States will contend in Group B; China, New Zealand, Brazil and Belgium will compete in Group C; and the Republic of Korea, Cameroon, Honduras and Italy will clash in Group D.

The draw format was made official by the bureau of the organizing committee for the Olympic Football Tournaments, chaired by FIFA Vice-President Dr. Mong Joon Chung.

The football competitions of the Games of the 29th Olympiad will be held from August 6 to 23, 2008, in five cities: Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenyang and Qinhuangdao. The finals for the men's and women's tournaments will be held in Beijing, where three football venues are located: the Workers' Stadium, the Olympic Sports Center Stadium and the National Stadium. The venues outside Beijing are: Shanghai Stadium, Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Shenyang Olympic Sport Center Stadium and Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium.